tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187887968322911940.post5503798786709547235..comments2014-10-08T14:33:41.307-07:00Comments on The Lethological Reader: Carnivore vs. HerbivoreThe Lethological Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728934244935813026noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187887968322911940.post-8271978308308437772008-02-29T13:37:00.000-08:002008-02-29T13:37:00.000-08:00I was once convinced to convert to vegistarianism,...I was once convinced to convert to vegistarianism, though it was by someone who was so not because of chemicals or health benefits, but rather because of religious beliefs. I got tired of it and converted back to being an omnivore and love it, though the bf didn't so much. Oh well...<BR/><BR/>I think this veg vs non-veg contention is just as much if not more present in India. Personal experience. *nods*Miss Anthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763349173507534666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187887968322911940.post-44104904747899251102008-02-15T12:40:00.000-08:002008-02-15T12:40:00.000-08:00But I'm not sure that's really realistic. I mean,...But I'm not sure that's really realistic. I mean, I don't think that we're all going to go vegetarian, but even if everyone ate meat, we'd still have to grow veggies since they're important for a balanced diet. So even if everyone ate meat, there'd still be a large variety of veggies and grains. And simplifying to just two or three crops would make conservation with the rest of the land easier, but it was be boring to eat the same thing all the time!The Lethological Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728934244935813026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187887968322911940.post-58533228465433497362008-02-15T11:55:00.000-08:002008-02-15T11:55:00.000-08:00"How do you think conservation efforts will be eas..."How do you think conservation efforts will be easier if people didn't make veggie/meat/etc distinctions?"<BR/><BR/>Oh, its just a feeling. When a given populace eats a similar diet, then the feeding needs of that populace becomes simplified. Land and marine management experts then end up dealing with much less food cultivation/inspection factors and can spend more time and resources on habitat conservation. Just a (far-fetched) feeling...Gopi Rajaseharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436043325128324311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187887968322911940.post-83171575138117039412008-02-15T09:44:00.000-08:002008-02-15T09:44:00.000-08:00Yeah, some people are totally drinking and smoking...Yeah, some people are totally drinking and smoking and eating themselves to death. And the thing is, if they want to do that, they're going to. All we can do is educate (in a non-judgemental way), and then we should just leave people alone.<BR/><BR/>It is totally a construct of our urbanized economy that food has become such a philosophical thing, rather than just a necessity. But I suppose that's the paradigm we live in, so we have to deal with it and try to make it as easy to live with each other as possible.<BR/><BR/>How do you think conservation efforts will be easier if people didn't make veggie/meat/etc distinctions?The Lethological Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728934244935813026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187887968322911940.post-60630246389681763322008-02-15T09:38:00.000-08:002008-02-15T09:38:00.000-08:00"Can't we all just get along? Live and let live? T..."Can't we all just get along? Live and let live? To each their own? (Fill in your own appropriate cliche hackneyed phrase here)"<BR/><BR/>How about "Live and let die"? If they want to smoke or drink themselves to death...(shrugs).<BR/><BR/>In many parts of the world, people think of food as just that...food. Actually they don't think about it. They just seek out and eat :) That is how I have always thought of food myself.<BR/><BR/>It is only in western countries, like the US, with their big screen TVs, condos and a life of relative comfort, that people tend to overcomplicate and overthink about such a basic necessity. If some of these people struggled in an extreme part of the planet, I bet they would stop making a distinction amongst the various types of food! I have a strong feeling that both land and marine conservation efforts will become a lot easier to manage if everyone didn't make such distinctions.Gopi Rajaseharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436043325128324311noreply@blogger.com